Steven Vollers has most of the chips in play right now. Martin Olali is building his stack slowly, going from about 1.5 million to over 2 million in the last few hands, but he's still got a long way to go to catch Vollers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,795,000
-405,000
|
-405,000 |
|
2,030,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
After the double up by Martin Olali in the previous hand, Alex Hendriks shoved from the button with 
but ran into the 
of Steven Vollers.
No help came on the 
board, and Hendriks collected �27,600 for 3rd place while Vollers stacked up around three-quarters of the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Steven Vollers shoved the big stack from the button, and Martin Olali called off his stack with queen-jack. He was against pocket threes on Vollers hand, but Olali hit a jack on the flop and never looked back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,900,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Samuel Baneham found himself in an ugly spot after he raised the cutoff with 
. Martin Olali called from the button, as did Steven Vollers from the small blind.
The flop came 
and after Vollers checked to him, Baneham bet 330,000, Olali got out of the way but Vollers check-raised to 880,000. Baneham went all in, and Vollers quickly called off, tabling pocket fours for a flopped set. Baneham couldn't find a king on the 
turn and 
river, and the massive pot gave Vollers a huge lead over the two remaining competitors.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
3,265,000
|
3,265,000 |
|
Busted |
Martin Olali shoved 530,000 from the small blind, and Steven Vollers snap called from the big. Olali was behind with 
against the big slick of Vollers.
Olali pulled ahead on the flop of 
, but Vollers leap-frogged into the lead with the turn, but Olali got there on the 
river for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,120,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Weijie Zheng shoved the hijack with a pair of sixes, only to run into Alex Hendriks on the button with queens. The board bricked out for Zheng, and he left the stage to collect �15,730 for 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |
After the previous hand against Alex Hendriks, Espen Jorstad was very short stacked. He put close to half his stack in for the next big blind and called off with when Weijie Zheng shoved the cutoff with 
.
There was no help on the board for Jorstad, who departed in 6th place for �12,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
715,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
With the field down to six players remaining, they've tightened up the levels. They are now playing 45 minute levels until they get 3 handed, and then they'll drop to 30 minute levels.
It folded to Alex Hendriks in the small blind, and he shoved for 640,000. Espen Jorstad called off from the big, leaving himself just 255,000 behind.
Hendriks was behind with 
against 
, but that all changed on the 
board. Hendriks doubled to over a million, while Jorstad is now very short stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
255,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
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